Steve Austin

STEVE AUSTIN - Master Photographer Fine Art

Steve Austin has 20+ years of experience as a professional photographer — though his interest in the medium dates back nearly as far as he can recall, Austin was 10 years old when he used his first camera an old polaroid instamatic he received as a gift and from there knew was hooked. “I remember as a kid looking through the National Geographic magazines and Beautiful British Columbia magazines,” says Austin. “They were so inspiring to me, those images were like candy, I could not get enough, all I knew was I wanted to do that and go there more than anything.”

Austin grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and studied fine arts at the Alberta College of Art and then moved his education to the New York Institute of Photography to refine his skills. He is now based in British Columbia’s picturesque Okanagan Valley where he has his focus on capturing fine art landscape and still life, often featuring environmentally sensitive habitats. “When you’re in that moment of time where you blend into the tapestry of your surroundings and you just become part of the scene, where you able to capture that fleeting moment of time where it will never be the same ever again it is spiritual to me.” “Part of the m...

New York Institute of Photography
Alberta College of Arts

Rotary Centre For The Arts
Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Peachland Art Gallery